Scientists found that the northern part of the moon had suffered numerous impacts in the past, whereas the southern part showed a far smoother surface which, usually the outcome of intense geological activity.

What scientists found has gone some way to prove the influence geological activity can have on the surface of a celestial body, such as a moon or planet.

The 'smoothening' of a moon's surface may also lead researchers to believe that the object is a lot younger than it actually is.

This image, the anti-Saturn hemisphere of Enceladus, captured by Cassini on November 27, 2016, from a distance of around 66,000 kilometers (41,000 miles), uses an image scale of 398 meters (1,310 feet) per pixel, a NASA statement revealed.